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Chromebooks Overtake Notebooks

by Tom Allen

Conventional 15″+ notebooks have become less popular with global consumers, whose attention is instead shifting to smaller products, says IHS. In the first half of 2015, 15″-15.9″ panel shipments fell 14% YoY, from 44.5 …

Tags:Chromebooks| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 32

‘Screenless’ Displays and Microdisplays Hit High Growth

by Tom Allen

Grand View Research, a US-based firm, predicts that the screenless display market will approach $3 billion in value by 2020. Screenless display technology aims at transmitting information without a projector screen or monitor. Holographic …

Asustek Sees 14% YoY Drop in Sales

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s sales fell 17%month on month and 14% year on year in July, to NT$34.5 billion ($1.1 billion). Sales for the first seven months of the year were broadly flat at NT$254.8 billion ($7.9 …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Professor Examines Vertical Transistors for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

A professor at Kent State University, in the USA, has received a grant to continue development of a combined LED and organic transistor, which could be used in flexible displays. Bjorn Lussem received $180,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Asus Predicts Stronger Second Half

by Tom Allen

Asus shipped 4.3 million notebooks in Q2’15, down from 4.8 million in Q1’15 and 4.6 million in Q2’14. Desktop shipments were 500,000 units, down 100,000 from Q1. Asus has said that it is aiming …

Foxconn Set for Success in Emerging Markets

by Tom Allen

As more smartphone vendors look to Brazil and India, Foxconn will benefit, say sources from Asia. Vendors are seeking local production partners, as Brazilian and Indian governments are imposing high tariff rates on imported …

GE Lighting Licenses PFS Phosphor Technology

by Tom Allen

Everlight Electronics and Lextar Electronics have obtained licensing rights from GE Lighting, for the use of PFS-based phosphor. The phosphor boosts the richness of the red colour in LED backlights. The companies will begin …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Cisco Brings Down the Hammer on Codec Fees

by Tom Allen

As predicted, the fragmented nature of the HEVC patent pool (HEVC Advance Accepts Patents) has already begun to spawn new market entrants. Meet Thor. Marvel’s lightning-slinging superhero is nowhere to be seen. Thor is …

Tags:Cisco| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Kids and Teens in the US Prefer Streaming TV over Cable Channels Says PWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

In the latest research report of the consumer intelligence series, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) took a look at the media consumption habits of kids and teens. The study looked at several aspects of their content …

Large-Area Displays Held Back by Weak IT Market

by Tom Allen

Shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels fell 2% YoY in the first half of 2015, says IHS. The fall was due to lower IT demand and worldwide currency issues, which led to higher import prices …

Hannstar Display Result 12/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display Corporation posted a net loss in the second quarter of NT$852 million ($26.6 million) on turnover of NT$4.1 billion ($128 million), which compares with a net profit in Q2 of last year …

Tags:Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Smartphones Lose Ground in OLED Shipments

by Tom Allen

63.1 million OLED displays were shipped worldwide in Q2’15, according to The OLED Association (OLED-A), up 7% QoQ and 28% YoY. 91% of these shipments were for smartphones, followed by wearables (7%) and small …